The Human Rights Commission will, on its own, take a case against the hartal called by the Left Democratic Front on Saturday as it is a violation of human rights.

Justice J. B. Koshy, chairman, Kera

There are numerous cases of human rights violations in different parts of the State, but there is no one to hear them. The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission is shut for all practical purposes.

Orissa's State Human Rights Commission has served a notice to the superintendent of police in Rourkela to investigate and report the reason for alleged "third degree assault" to a man at a police station.